Visit Charlestown, Fife Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Charlestown, Fife

  

Charlestown, Fife Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Charlestown, Fife

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Charlestown, Fife history

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Charlestown was established in 1756 by Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin. It was established as a harbour town for the shipment of coal mined on Lord Elgin’s Fife estates. Shipbuilding was carried on in the 19th century as well as ship-breaking.

You can visit Charlestown, Fife places with Walkfo Charlestown, Fife to hear history at Charlestown, Fife’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Charlestown, Fife has 13 places to visit in our interactive Charlestown, Fife map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Charlestown, Fife, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Charlestown, Fife places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Charlestown, Fife & the surrounding areas.

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13 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Charlestown, Fife tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Charlestown, Fife

  

Best Charlestown, Fife places to visit

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Charlestown, Fife has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Charlestown, Fife’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Charlestown, Fife’s information audio spots:

Cairneyhill Cairneyhill is 3 miles west of Dunfermline, on the A994, and has a population of around 2,430 (est. in 2008) The village’s architecture is a mix of old weavers’ cottages and modern suburban housing estates.

Goliath (Rosyth) Goliath is a crane in Rosyth Dockyard, Scotland, with a lift capacity of 1,000 tonnes. The crane is the largest in Britain.

Limekilns Limekilns is a village in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the shore of the Firth of Forth, around 3 miles (5 km) south of Dunfermline.

Torryburn Torryburn (previously called Torry/ Torrie) is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. It is one of a number of old port communities on this coast and at one point served as port for Dunfermline.

MoD Caledonia Ministry of Defence Caledonia is based at the former Royal Naval Dockyard, Rosyth in Scotland. The Royal Navy establishment located at the site is known as HMS Caledonian.

Blackness Castle Blackness Castle is a 15th-century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. It was built, probably on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. It served as a state prison, holding such prisoners as Cardinal Beaton and the 6th Earl of Angus. The castle became one of the most advanced artillery fortifications of its time in Scotland.

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